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September 10, 2020
Call for clarity about the “city” and the “council”
COUNCILLORS at the City of Greater Geelong have stressed the distinction between the "city" and the "council" as they adopted a new Public Transparency...
September 10, 2020
Recession declared, refinery jobs at risk
AUSTRALIA is now officially in a recession and the 10,000 jobs lost across Geelong and the Surf Coast during the coronavirus pandemic could grow...
September 3, 2020
We The Makers CREATE offers new courses
The We The Makers CREATE initiative is offering new courses for people to be inspired, learn new skills and start to help reduce the...
September 3, 2020
Swooping season returns
THE Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) has reminded walkers and riders that the return of spring this week has also brought...
September 3, 2020
Join a virtual hike to the 12 Apostles
Great Ocean Road Health (GORH) has begun its virtual Health Hike from Torquay to the 12 Apostles, and is inviting the community to join...
September 3, 2020
Queenscliff raises funds for mental health
QUEENSCLIFF Football Netball Club has made a significant contribution towards supporting mental wellness through various fundraising efforts. Last month the football club donated $3,333 for...
September 3, 2020
Old Geelong Post Office set for transformation
GEELONG'S former Post Office will undergo a $20 million transformation into an accommodation and hospitality complex. The City of Greater Geelong council approved the sale...
September 3, 2020
New tourism campaign pushes greater message about Geelong
A NEW campaign spearheaded by Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine (TGGB) is promoting the area as an experience greater than the sum of...
September 3, 2020
Falls Festival falls over, other events go virtual
THE Falls Festival in Lorne is the latest major event in the Geelong region to fall over because of the coronavirus pandemic this year,...
September 3, 2020
City moves towards waste reforms
RESIDENTS and businesses in the City of Greater Geelong will have a new, dedicated bin for glass within seven years as the council moves...
September 3, 2020
Clifton Springs pupils dive into science at home
BUDDING scientists from Clifton Springs Primary School were in action last month as part of National Science Week celebrations. The restrictions of remote learning were...
September 3, 2020
Regional Victoria to get its own coronavirus roadmap
PREMIER Dan Andrews will, this weekend, reveal the roadmap showing the way out of Victoria's coronavirus restrictions, and regional Victoria will have its own...
September 3, 2020
Free parking extension in CBD divides Geelong councillors
FREE parking will be extended across central Geelong until the end of this year, but the decision has divided the City of Greater Geelong’s...
September 3, 2020
Some NBN users shifted to satellite
THE rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is officially over, but some internet users in the Geelong region are not getting the experience...
September 3, 2020
City to borrow $41 million for Civic Precinct
THE City of Greater Geelong council is pressing on with its plan to go further into debt to fund the construction of the Civic...
September 3, 2020
Car park upgrades begin at Waurn Ponds station
WORKS have begun on the first stage of the car park upgrade at Waurn Ponds station, which is part of the wider upgrade of...
September 3, 2020
City lays out plans for Geelong’s future shopping with Retail Strategy
THERE will need to be an extra 418,000 sqm of retail floor space in the City of Greater Geelong by 2036 to keep up...
September 3, 2020
Museum’s archives moved ahead of Queenscliffe Hub construction
VOLUNTEERS from the Queenscliffe Historical Museum (QHM) have started the huge task of transferring the museum’s archive down the hill to the Queenscliffe Maritime...
August 27, 2020
With distinction: Grants to enhance the Bellarine’s environment
THE state government has announced $770,000 in grants for environmental projects in support of the Bellarine Peninsula’s Distinctive Area and Landscape (DAL) process. The peninsula...
August 27, 2020
Paul Nigro to keep coaching Roos
ANGLESEA Football Club coach Paul Nigro has been locked in at Ellimatta Reserve for the next two years. Nigro took the Roos to the BFL...
August 27, 2020
Coker and Plibersek hear concerns about changes to university funding
UNIVERSITY students and those that are hoping to go from across the Geelong region have expressed their fears about the impact of the Coalition’s...
August 27, 2020
Colac Otway libraries want to check in to Geelong’s network
THE Geelong Regional Library Corporation (GRLC) will open a new chapter in its history if the Colac Otway Shire council’s plan to join it...
August 27, 2020
Want to run for council this year? Here’s how
THERE'S still three weeks until nominations open for the council elections in the Surf Coast Shire and City of Greater Geelong, but prospective candidates...
August 27, 2020
Barwon Heads Farm plans scaled back
THE proponents of a children's farm, restaurant and function centre in Connewarre have changed their plans for the site in response to community objections. The...
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